Weft-replenishing loom.



R. CROMPTON. WEFT REPLENISHING LOOM.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2, 1915.

'. 7, Patented June 15, 191 s;

5 SHEETSSHEET I.

I mimes'ses: jm fi 6 M Randaiph rompion,

. i t 3mg [W R. CROMPTON.

WEFT REPLENISHING LOOM.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.2, 1915.

4 1 1 412 ,937, 7 Patented June 15, 1915.

s SHEETSSHEET 2.

minessesr R. CROMPTON.

WEFT REPLENISHING LOOM.

APPLICATION FILED 11111.2,1915.

1,142,937, I: Patented June 15, 1915.

6 SHEETSSHEET 3.

Vii Z98,- l

R. CROMPT'ON.'

WEFT REPLENISHLNG L- OOM.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-2. 1915.

1,142,937. I Patented June 15, 1915.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

Witnesses: Inventor. 6 6 M. Rgzndoiph C'rowapion,

R. CRUMPTOM WEFT REPLENISHING LOOM.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 19l5.

1,142,937m Patented June 15, 1915. Y a SHEETS-SHEET 5.

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Randoph Z'ramgmiam,

R. CROMPTON.

WEFT REPLENISHING LOOM.

APPLICATION FILED 1AM.2,1915.

Patented June 15, 1915.

sns E RANDOLPH CROMPTbN, F GHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

WEFT-REPLENISHING LOOM.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RANDOLPH CROMPTON,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chatham, in the county of Barnstable and section of sidlary magazines and co-acting parts; Fig.

State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Weft-Replenishing Looms, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is

i a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to weft replenish-- ing looms.

In order that-the principle of the invention may be readily understood, I have disclosed a single embodiment thereof in the ac ompanying drawings, wherein igure 1 is a left hand end elevation of a loom having an embodiment of my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a front elevation with'p rts removed and with parts in %he master magazine and sub- 2 is a detail of a portion of the casing with which the master and subsidiary magazines cooperate; Fig.. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section upon the line 33 on Fig. 2, the

parts being in non-replenishing position;

' Fig. 4: is a rearelevation of the construction shown in Fig. 2, the parts being in nonreplenishing position; Fig; 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, but representing the parts as in replenishingposition; Figs. 6 and 7 are .sectional details upon lines 66 and 77 respectively on Fig. 5; Fig. 8 is a vertical longitudinal section generally similar to Fig. 3 but representing the parts in replenishing position; Fig. 9 is a detail mainly insection on the line 9'9 on Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a sectional detail upon the line 10-10 on Fig. 8; Figs. 11 and 12 are details of the bobbin butt and tip supporting devices respectively; and

Fig. 13 is a plan view of the bobbin guiding and bobbin tip retaining device.

An important object of my invention is the supplying of fresh filling carriers to the shuttle of a loom when the filling carrier 'in the shfittle has become substantially or fully exhausted.

While my invention is in no sense confined thereto, it more particularly relates to that class of automatic looms wherein a rotary magazine or hopper is employed.

It has heretofore been proposed in auto- Specification of Lettrslatent. Patented June 15, 1915 Application filed January 2, 1915. scrim No. 189.

matic loomsto strike the filling carrier in the magazine a sudden blow with a hammer or transferrer when the lay carrying the exhausted or substantially exhausted filling carrier stations itself in the. course of weaving directly under the filling carrier in its changi 1. g position after the suitable indication has been made. It has also been proposed in automatic looms to lift the shuttle contain-- ing the exhausted or substantially exhausted. carrier above the line of the race way of the lay into an abnormal or changing position. In the latter case, the exhausted carrier is upwardly pressed by the carrier in the changing position in the magazine and is displaced by the latter. The shuttle is then returned to the level of the raceway of the loom. It has still further been proposed to run the shuttle on its side and to knock the bobbin or filling carrier into the shuttle by a hammer or transferrer and to hold the bobbin by the tips in a stationary position when the latter is place-din its changing position, and to allow the forward motion of the lay to cause the shuttle to cover or receive the fresh filling carrier, and thereby to substitute the latter for the exhausted bobbin. i

Making reference to the broad principle of my present invention, I dispense with the hammer or transferrerand depress or otherwise suitably move a magazine, which preferably is one of a series of magazines, each carrying a plurality of bobbins :or

suitable filling carriers, directly into the riers by the mechanism is avoided, as thev magazines in the preferred embodiment of the invention are moved into the shuttle, and in the disclosed embodiment of the invention are lowered into the shuttle, thus putting all the necessary strain incident to bobbin .or

filling carrier transfer upon the mechanism itself rather than upon the bobbin or filling carriers.

. Referring to that embodiment of the invention hereindllustrated, the'frame of the loom is indicated. generally at 1 in the several figures, the'swords'of the lay are indicated at 2, the lay at 3,' the shuttle at 4:,a

picker stick at 5, the crank shaft at 6 and a- .sub-coneaved portion 10 having an axial opening 11 to receive the reduced end 12 of a stationary shaft 13 fixedly held in position .by set screw 14; shown in Figs. 3 and 8.

Loose upon said shaft is a sleeve 15 having 1 fast thereon or formed therewith a cam 16 and a sprocket wheel 17. Passing about the sprocket wheel 17 is a sprocket chain 18 which also passes about anequal sized sprocket wheel on a stud shaft 19. On said stud shaft 19 is a second sprocket wheel 20. A sprocket chain 21 passes about said sprocket wheel 20 and also about the equal sized sprocket wheel 22 upon the crank shaft 6, the construction of the said sprocket wheels being such that the cam 16 upon the sleeve 15 is rotated once to each complete rotation of the crank shaft 6. Viewing Fig. 511,

it will be evident that the cam 16 is in its downward or replenishing position when the lay of the loom is in its forward position,

Also loose upon the fixed shaft 13 is a disk 23 having therein a series of sockets, herein represented as 16, wherein are mounted a.

series of arms or spokes 24 herein shown as hexagonal in cross section and as secured,

fixedly in position in said sockets by pins 25. Upon each of said arms or spokes is mounted a subsidiary magazine'herein represented as composed of two parts 26, 27, secured together by screws 28 shown most clearly in Fig. 2. The said subsidiary magazines are herein represented as comprising two parts in order to permit ready assembling. Near its outer end, each of said subsidiary magazines is herein represented as having an inwardly facing seat 28 adapted to abut against the outer end of the corresponding arm or spoke 24 when said subsidiary magazine IS in its non-replenishmg position. In

the outer end of each. subsidiary magazine is suitably supported a stationary rod or spindle-29 hereinafter more fully referred to as cooperating w the set of filling care in proper position masses? outer end whereof is connected to an ear or projection 31 upon the subsldlary magazlne,

and the inner end. whereof is secured to a pin 32mounted in the disk 23. The disk 23 is also provided with a centering member 33, herein represented as of general gear form and as integral with said disk, though it may be suitably attached thereto. The said centering member is herein representedas having a number of recesses 34: shown most clearly in Fig. 2 as equaling the number of radial arms'or spokes 24;, herein shown as sixteen. Laterally contacting with the disk 23 but fast'upon the'stationary shaft 13 is a sleeve 35 herein represented as secured to the shaft by set screws 36 shown most clearlyin Fig. 2. Said sleeve 35 is represented as having a radially extending arm or portion 37, whereoh and upon a squared portion of the sleeve 35 is mounted for radial slidingmovement a magazine positioning and holding member 38 herein represented as having loosely mounted upon a pin 39 a roll 40 adapted to enter in turn the recesses 34. Said member is also Provided with a longitudinal slot 41 receiving a pin or screw 42 mounted in the member 37 intermediate the ends thereof, thereby to cotiperate in the sliding movement of the holding member 38. The latter is also provided with two inwardly extendazine positioning and holding member 38 is normally held in inner or retracted position by two coiled springs 43 attached to ears 43 upon said member 38 and also to lateral projections 43 upon the sleeve 35. By loosening the screws 36 all the subsidiary magazines together with the holding member 38 may be turned to any desired position, but in the normal working of the parts, the said sleeve 35 is fast upon the shaft13 and the disk 23 is turned step by step in a manner hereinafter more fully set forth; so as to bring each of its recesses 34 into engagement with the roll 40 on the holding member 38.

Laterally contacting with the sleeve 35 and loose upon the stationary shaft'13 is a sleeve 44 having substantially radially ex tending therefrom a bracket 45 engaging the forked or open end 46 of an arm 47, the inner end whereof is secured by screw 48 to the inner face of the centering member 33.

Said bracket 45 and arm 4-7 are preferably tilt-321R:

- amass? cated in Fig. 3. Upon theend of the shaft 13, I have herein represented an enlargementior head 53 provided with a screw 54 received in the threaded outer end of the shaft 13 and by which the parts are held in position. a

The casting or stationary member 8 is 15 provided with an inwardly extending annular rim 55 constituting a guide for the bobbin or weft carriers of the series of subsidiary magazines. In the present embodiment of the invention, I have represented each subsidiary magazine as having thereon three bobbins or weft carriers designated A, B and C in the several figures. In the disclosed embodiment of the invention, all the weft carriers have the same color of thread or yarn.

Believing that I am the first to move a filling carrier magazine directly into the shuttle and also that I am the first to use a series of positively acting small or subsidiary magazines under a main control and which are not dependent upon gravity to bring their filling carriers into operative position, I desire to claim these and other features broadly however carried out.

In order to support the bobbins A, B and C, I have in the present embodiment of the invention represented each rod 29, here shown as having a threaded inner end pro vided with a nut 56, as having tightly fitted having three angular portions 0:, b and 0,

abutting end of a bobbin, as indicated most casting adjacent each bobbin supporting portion a, b and 0, is provided with a concaved seat or shoulder 58, by which the proper bobbin is forced or moved into the shuttle, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. At its bobbin-receiving face, each" of said angular portions is provided with a slight projection indicated at 59 adapted to enter a recess in the bottom of the bobbin and to aid in retaining the same in position. At its opposite face, each of the said angular portions a, Z) and c is provided with a pin or stud indicated at 60. The said pins or studs thus form a triangle and two of them are at all times in contact with and are guided by the annular flange 55 of the casting or member 8, excepting when the actual movement or transfer of the bobbin into the shuttle is to occur, as will be de- 65 scribed more fully hereinafter.

and controlled.

Figs. 4 and 5, is provided with ears'b wherein is mounted a pintle or short rod thereon a generally triangular casting 57, shown most clearly in Figs. 9, 10 and 11 as 7 clearly in Fig. 3. As shown in Fig. 11, the

- in operative position with respect thereto at 'or'arm :34 pertaining tot-he subsidiary r;

The tip ends of the bobbins are supported in position upon the proper subsidiary magazines by means of three armed members 61, shown most clearly in Fig. 12. Each of said members is preferably composed of sheet metal and is resilient, so that axial pressure is thereby applied to the bobbins'to them in position'luntil replenishment occurs'i' Each of said members 61 is provided witl a central opening 62 by which it" seated upon the outer threaded endf 63 of the proper rod 29. Nuts '64 are eiiiploydby which the position of the member 61 -'m'ay be" varied. Preferably each arm 65 of; the menr ber 61 is provided'with' lateral flanges 66lby which the bobbin tip is retained in position. The inner ends of each pair of said flanges, as shown clearly in Fig. 12, converge" slightly, so as to prevent inward displacement of the bobbin tip and to permit dis- 8 placement only in a radial outward direction. Preferably also each arm65 is prov vided with a slightly centering projection 67 with which the recessed tip of the bobbin... en ages, as indicated in'dotted lines in Figi3.

he master magazine has imparted thereto an intermittent or step by steprotation in the direction of the arrowuponthe cast-'- ing 8 in Figs. 4 and-5. Whileforthis purpose I may employ any suitable meansyI preferably employ the following mechanism by which also the in and out or radial 'move- 1 ments of the subsidiary magazines are con trolled. Within the scope of my invention, said magazines may be separately" i 100 The casting 8, as shown most clea 1 p 10' pinned in the lower ear 6'8 asindicated' at 1 71, thus restrainingthe same from rota-tion. Pivotally mounted upon the said-pintleor I rod 70 is a swinging member or'flap' 72 hari ing a body of general rectangular form, and shown as having sleeved portions 73, Y 4 mounted forrocking movementupon the rod'or'pintle 70. Loosely mounted for rotation upon the upper or inner portion "of the body of the flap 72 is a roll 75, which dureration of the loom is positioned out of-contact with the cam 16, as clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, said cam being provide-d with a flange 76, whereby the "roll'is retained 126 the proper time. Under the influenceofthe cam16 theflapor swinging member 72f is moved substantially radiallyof the in r magazine along a path parallel to the s zine, a bobbin of which is next to bet ferred into the shuttle.

The iiap or swingingmember -72is -provided with an eye 77 to which is connected a coil ing 78 extending upward in an iuclined direction, as indicated clearly in Fig. 3, it'being attached at its inner end to the sub-concaved portion of the casting 8, as

indicated at 7 9 in Fig. 4, said spring being representedas broken away in Fig. 5. In

this 'manner,'the flap or swinging member 72 is normally held out of the path of rotation of the cam 16. Upon its inner face, the said flap or swinging member 72 is' providedor swinging member 72 has been brought with a projection 80 having a flat, lower face adapted to contact in turn with a like .face upon a projection 81,- on each subsidiary magazine member 26. When the flap into the path of movement of the cam 16 .as will be described more fully hereinafter,

the projection 80 engages with the projecltion 81' upon the proper subsidiary maga- Y'zine, and thereby the latter is moved radially 20: '7 :shown inFig. 3, to that shown in Fig. 8, ,wherein one of the bobbins is represented as outward or downward from the position positioned within the shuttle.

Upon the outer face ofthe flap or swinging member 72 is. a pin 82, which is adapted to set in;-operation the mechanism for im- I or stud 83, whereon is mounted a lever 84, the

"parting ste -by-step rotation to the main magazine. erein for the purpose, I have represented one of the supports or castings 9-. for the master magazine as having a pin -inner end thereof being in the path of movement of the said pin or stud 82. Surrounding said pin or stud is the coiled inner end of 1 J bears upon the outer end of the lever 84,

a spring 85, the outer hooked end of which thereby to press the same downwardly. The

outer end of said lever 84 is,notched as indicated at 86-. and duringthe normal operation of the loom, the said notch is in engage- I ment with a squared pin or lug 87 upon the master-magazine-actuating lever 88 pivoted upon a suitable stud 89 upon the .casting'8.

' Said lever 88 is normally held in inactive position, as indicated in Fig. 4, by reason of the engagement of the notched end 86 of the lever 84- with the pin or stud 87, but upon disengagement of the saidlever 84 from said pin or stud 87, through the agency of the pin 82 upon the flap or swinging member 72, as indicated in Fig. 5, then the lever 88 is moved-radially inward under the stress of a spring-90, whose coiled outer end surroun'dsthe ping89 and whose inner hooked end 91 ta-kesover the said lever 88..

said slot and there engages one of the sub- 'sidiary magazines 26, as indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. For this purpose,

I have represented-the outer end 93 of the lever 88 as havingpivoted thereon at suitable bolt 106.

means? 94 a pawl 95 having a notch 96 to engage a corner of the proper subsidiary magazine, and during the actuating movement of said lever 88 to move the same in the direction of the arrow inFig. 6. .In order to guide the lever 88 in its movement, I preferably provide a roll 97 loosely mounted in suitable ears 98 extending from the casting 8 and sufiiciently spaced from said casting to permit a guiding surface 99 of said lever to slide back and forth in a confined path in contact with said roll 97 The pawl 95 is yieldingly held in operative position by means of a suitable plate spring 100 secured inany suitable manner'to the outer end 93 of the lever 88. Y Y

. Upon the outward radial movement of the flap or swinging member .7 2, the lever 88 is released as described and the pawl 95 is brought into engagement with the proper subsidiary magazine 26. In order to impart the subsidiary-magazineactuating movement to the lever 88, I may employ any suitable means, but preferably I provide means for'imparting such movement to said lever 88 from the cam 16. For this purpose, I provide the lever 88 with a grooved portion 101, in which is mounted for longitudinal adjustment a block 102 having loosely mounted upon its inner end a roll 103 adapted to be brought from the inactive position 'of the lever shown in Fig. 4 to the active position of the lever shown in Fig. 5, and therefore into the path of the cam 16. Any suitable means may be provided to effect adjustment of the block 102. For that purpose, I have herein represented a set screw 104 and have shown the block as longitudi nally slotted at 105 for the reception .of a

I may provide any suitable means to pre vent over movement of the master magazine. To this end, I preferably interpose an abutment within the path of revolution of the subsidiary magazines. For this purpose, I preferably provide means which are brought intooperative position by the movement of the lever 88. For this purpose, I provide, as most clearly shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 7 a movable abutment 107 having an inclined face 107 adaptedto be struck by the lever 88 in its outward or magazine-actuating movement. 1

I have herein represented the casting 8 as having secured thereto by suitable screws 108 a socket or pocket member 109having a cusioning piece of rubber or the like 110 whereon is received the lower, flanged end 111 of said abutment, as clearly indicated in Fig. 7. The abutment is held in position in said pocket member by a screw 112, and is yieldingly outwardly pressed by means of a spring 113 suitably secured to said pocket member. Upon outwardmovement of the lever 88 under the influence of the cam 16 the said lever engages the inclined face a of said abutment, thereby rocking the abutment into the path of one of the subsidiary magazines 26, indicated in dotted shown in Fig. 5, the abutment 107 moves outwardly out of the path of movement of thesubsidiary magazines.

In order to cause the positioning of the flap or swinging member 72 with its roll 75 in the path of rotation of the" cam 16, I may employ any suitable mechanism. Preferably, however, I utilize for this .purpose the shaft 114 mounted under the breast beam of the loom, and whereon the filling fork or forks are mounted, and which shaft is rocked .in a well known manner when a filling fork indicates breakage or-exhaustion of the filling. Upon said shaft 114, I

3 fixedly mount by a set screw 115 a collar having a 111 Y adapted in the normal operation of the parts 116, and I loosely mount on said shaft' a lever 117 'having a lug 118 to contact with the lug 116, as shown in Fig. 4. filrrounding said shaft 114 is the coiled end 119 of a spring 120, and at a' suitable point and as here shown near a bend a I in saidlever, is pivoted thereto 'a' link 118,

Y roll 7 5 intothe the length whereof may be adjusted in any suitable manner. Thejsaid link 118 is positioned between and pivotally connected to arms 119' ofa lever having a sleeved portion 120 mounted for rocking movement upon-a suitable stud or pin 121 (see Fig. 13), itself mounted in cars 122, 123 on the outerfaoe of the casting 8. Said sleeve 1 20 is provided with an upwardly extending arm 124 adapted .to. take against the outerface of the fljap'fi 72and upon rocking movemen-t of said sleeve. 120 to move said flap stress of the spring78, and so as to bring its path of the cam 16. 1 The constructionv and arrangement ofthe parts is such that the flap or sw1nging'mem-- ber 72 is moved inwardly. into operativepo- .sition at a time when the cam 16 is up,'as indicated in- Fig. 4, and the layof theloom is back, as also indicated in saidfigure, "I he flap 72 is provided upon itsouter face with-- a rib 125 having a lateral projection 126- spaced from the body of the flap,as indicated in dotted lines in Fig.3. iThe-lever.

arm 124 is provided with a lateral projection 127 which, in the operative roclnng mo ve- "ment of the lever arm.124, rides-up behind;

the lateral projection 126 past; the same, after which the said leverarm, lat- 1s per.- mitted to swing-into its outer: ormalpm sition away from theflap or? ber 72, as indicated in Fi" or swinging member 72 stil remains" in "its r a pin or, bolt 138 normally-inward inner position, as indicated in said 8,

and upon the reverse rocking movement of preferably employ a feeler member, shown ,most clearly in Figs. 2,4 and5 at 128,wherein it is shown 'as pivoted upona stud 12930 ltself mounted upon a suitable bracket 130 uprising from an adjacent part of the loom frame. Said feeler 128 is suitably sleeved upon the stud 129 andextending from said sleeve is a lever arm 131 p'ivotally connected to a short link 132 itself pivotally connected at 133 to the outer end of the lever 117. The construction and arrangementfof the parts are such that the outer end of said feeler 128 constantly enters in the operation of the loom a slot 134 between the outer portion 135 of the shuttle box and the body 136 thereof, as indicated in Figs. 3.,and 8. If. the shuttle is misplaced, that. is, if its inner. tip end extehdstoo far toward the center of theloom, then the feeler128 contacts therewith and is thereby prevented from completing its full swinging movement. This prevents the complete rocking motion of tation of the cam 16 and replenishment does not occur until the shuttle has been again and properly boxed. The restraining of the feeler 128 fromcompleting its full .in'ovement is permitted because the lever 117 is yieldingly mounted as described .up omthe rocking shaft 114. .j a .1 preferably provide suitablemeans to guide the bobbin into the. shuttle 4 in the ,box; 136, and I preferably also providemeans to co-act' with the tip end of the bob-" ,bin and prevent upward or displacing movement ther'eof, as suchbobbin is positionedin the shuttle and ejects the exhausted bobbin137 therefrom. In the disclosed embodi- Y ment of the invention, I provide a singlemeans for accomplishing .thesetwofresults,

1, sired. For-this purpose and referringmore but distinct means maybe employed if -de particularly to Figs. 9 and-13,1 have therein represented'jthe shuttle, box 136 as having. bolted tothQside. thereof a bracket; 137 in' g- 325.

upstariding ears, whereofis mounted to slide pressed by., -a-acoi l spring 1 or bolt 5138].". constitutes... the guide 1.

est-tsetse a 45 before the picker stick moves forward, I

guide 140 as pivotally connected by a screw 141. The bracket 137 has a post or extension 142 to which and to the guide 142, preferably adjacent the screw 141 is attached a weaker coil spring 143which tends normally to draw said guide into its dotted line or bobbin-tip co-acting position shown in Fig. 13. The top of one wall of the shuttle box is-provided with a guide 144, shown in Fig. 9 as formed by bending a strip of metal upon itself. N ear the inner face of the shuttle box wall, the said guide 144 is provided with a recessed portion 145 slightly above the path of movement of the pivoted guide 140 and into which the outer end of the latter upwardly springs when moved into position beneath the same against the tension of the coil spring 143 as hereinafter described. The said guide is provided with n enlargement 146. As indicated in Fig. 13 in dotted lines, the replenishing bobbin is indicated at 147. The enlargement 146 is preferably curved or somewhat rounded at its inner face, and the construction and arrangement are such that the entering bobbin strikes between the same and the butt of the exhausted bobbin 137, so that the new bobbin is guided into proper position in the shuttle 4.

lVhen the replenishing bobbin enters the shuttle box, the guide 140 occupies the full line position shown in Fig. 13, but the said replenishing bobbin or the body of the subsidiary magazine, as represented in Fig. 10,

striking said guide, releases the end'thereof from the socket 145, thereby permitting the spring 143 to draw the guide into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 13, so that one end 148 of said guide is drawn inward over the tip end or forward portion of the replenishing bobbin, as indicated in said figure, thus causing the said replenishing bobbin to assume its'proper position in the shuttle and to prevent the upward tilt of the tip end thereof. Inasmuch as the end 148 ofthe guide 140 must be gotten out of the way provide means to reset said guide before the 'throw of the picker stick, that is, before the lay reaches its back center position. For this purpose, I have herein represented in Figs. 1 and 13 the frame of the loom as having thereon a bracket 149, in guiding portions 150 of which is mounted a pin or rod 151 normally spring pressed toward the shuttle box bya coil spring 152. The forward end 153 of said rod or pin. is adapted to be struck by the enlargement 146 of the guide 140 before the lay reaches its back center and to swing said guide from the dotted line position shown in Fig. 13 to the full line position shown in said figure, where the guide snaps into the recess 145.

As shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and 2*,

the casting 8 is'provided at its lower side directly overthe replenishing position of amass? the shuttle box with a cut out or recessed portion, at which point the guiding flange is discontinued. Preferably at such point, I provide ayielding continuation or terminal for said guiding flange, so that in the case of an emergency, it mayyield with out injuryto the bobbins or any part of the mechanism.. For this purpose, I have, in said figures represented. a member 154 pivoted at 155 and having a prolongation 156 normally outwardly spring pressed by spring 157, but so as to yield in theevcnt of an emergency. The face 158 of said member constitutes a guiding surface that is a continuation of the guiding flange 55, and spaced thereabove is a cooperating guiding portion 159, the construction being such that the pins or studs pass between the guiding faces 158 and 159.

The master magazine constructed as described rotates, viewing Fig. 2, ,in a clock-- of the latter toward its back center position.

Thus in either movement of the lay, th sidiary magazine or the master mag moves therewith, thus permitting replenishment" to be effected without stopping or slowing down the lay.

'Viewing Fig. 2, wherein the normal or non-replenishing position of the parts is shown, the bobbin A which is next to be inserted in the shuttle is represented as nearly directly thereover, but a little to the left thereof, viewing Fig. 2-. Replenishment having been indicated, the subsidiary hopper carrying the bobbins A, Band C is moved radially downward, and the right hand, lowermost stud 60 indicated in said figure is supported upon the extension'154 of the guiding flange 55. In the continued motion of the parts, the bobbins AMB and C rotate upon their rod 2921s a center. and the bobbin A is moved directly into the shuttle, as indicated in Figs. 9 and 10, and ejects the spent bobbin 137 therefrom. as indicated in Fig. 8. It will beobserved that in this operation no transfer or. striker is employed to impart a. blow to the bobbincr passe'd'froin in contact the roll 75,the

springs 30 return the subsidiary magazine from which replenishment has occurred to normal position, thus withdrawing such magazine from the shuttle.

Having thus described one illustrative embodimentof my invention, I desire it to "be understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not-for purpose of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

Claims: 7

1. In an automatic loom, aflay having a shuttle box, a hopper adapted to contain a series of filling carriers, series of magazines to receive said carriers, means to shift one of said magazines from its normal position into a shuttle in said box, combined taining'a plurality of magazines, and means to move said magazines separately from and conjointly with said hopper to cause a change of filling carriers.

5.-In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a magazine adjacent to said lay and adapted to hold a series of filling carriers by the butts and tips, and constructed and arranged. to be moved into actual contact with the shuttle, said magazine by said contact causing a filling carrier to be changed therefrom into said shuttle.

6. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a, magazine adjacent to said lay and adapted to hold a series of filling carriers by the butts and tips, and constructed andarranged to be lowered into actual contact with the shuttle, said magazine by said contact causing a filling carrier to be changed therefrom into said shuttle.

7. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a hopper containing a series of magazines combined with means to move said magazines outwardly with respect thereto for a change of filling, and by said outward movement to efi'ect a change of .filllng, and means to return said magazines to their normal position in said hopper.-

8. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a hopper containing a series of magazines" arranged along-radial lines combifned with means to move said magazines along said radial lines for a ,ch'angeof filling, and-"means to return said magazines to their'normalpositions insaid hopper.-

9. In a loom having'a lay adapted to carry .a shutt1e,.a hopper, a' series of magazines contained thereby, combined with means to move said magazines bodily with respect thereto toward said shuttle, and by said bodily movement to effect a change of filling and means to return said magazinesto their normal positions in said hopper.

10. In a loom having a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a hopper having movements in cycles, a series of magazines contained thereby and arranged along radial lines, combined with means to move said magazines along said radial lines for a change of filling, means .to return said magazines to their normal positions in said hopper,

and means to move said magazines in a direction to bring a fresh filling carrier into operative position after one complete cycle of said hopper.

11. A loom having a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a hopper having movements in cycles, a series of magazines contained thereby and mounted to turn, combined with means to move said magazines bodily toward said shuttle for a change of filling, means to return said magazines to their normal position in the hopper, and means to turn said magazines in a direction to bring a second filling carrier of any magazine into operative position after one complete cycle of said hopper.

12 In a loom, a lay, a hopper mounted adjacent to said lay and having a series of revoluble magazines adapted to carry a series of filling carriers arranged in concentric circles. 13. In a'loom, a lay, a rotary hopper mounted adjacent to said lay and having a series of revoluble magazines adapted to carry ,a series of filling carriers arranged in concentric circles.

14. In a loom, a lay, a rotary hopper mounted adjacent to said lay, and a series of I revoluble magazines carried by said hopper and movable in and out with jrespect thereto, and adapted together to carry a series of filling carriers arranged in concentric circles.

15. In a loom, a lay, a rotary hopper mounted adjacent tosaid lay, and a series of revoluble magazines carried by said hopper and radially movable with respect thereto, said magazines being constructed and arranged to carry a series of filling carriers arranged in concentric circles.

16. In a loom, a lay, a rotary hopper adjacent said lay, a plurality of magazines carried by said hopper and mounted to turn with respect thereto, and means positively to control said magazines and to turn them in large and small circular paths.

17. In a loom, a lay, a master magazine adjacent to said lay, means to actuatesaid magazine intermittently, a series of smaller;

said smaller magazines into selected segmental positions.

18. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a magazine adapted to receive manually a series of filling carriers combined 'with means to cause a filling carrier while supported by said magazine to move forward with the lay and during said forward movement to cause a change of filling carriers.

' ing means for said filling carriers.

' ward with the lay, and during such forward butts and tips combined with means to cause a filling carrier while so supported to move into the shuttle and forward with the lay, thereby to cause a change of filling carriers directly by the movement of the hold- 20. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a master magazine, a plurality of subsidiary magazines rotatively carried by said master magazine and adapted to contain a series of filling carriers, combined with means to cause a filling carrier to move.

forward with the said lay, and during such movement to cause a changing movement of filling carriers.

21. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a master magazine, a series of subsidiary magazines carried by said master magazine, and radially movable with respect thereto, combined with means to cause a filling carrier to move forward with the lay, and during such forward movement to cause a changing movement of filling carsubsidiary magazines movable thereon in a toand fro path and adapted each tocarry a series of filling carriers, combined with means to cause a filling carrier to move formovement to cause a changing movement of filling carriers directly without interposed instrumentalities'.

23. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a master magazine, a plurality of subsidiary magazines mounted for rotary and bodily movement upon said master magazine and co-acting means to cause a filling carrier carried by a subsidiary magazine to move forward and backward with the lay, and during such forward and backward movements to cause a changing movement of filling carriers.

' 24. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a magazine adapted to contain a series of filling carriers, said magazine being mounted to move toward said shuttle to cause a change of filling carriers, combined with means to cause a filling carrier supported by said magazine to move in forward and backward directions with said lay during said change of filling carriers.

25. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a rotatable magazine adapted to contain a series of filling carriers arranged to move radially to cause a change of filling carriers, combined with means to cause a filling carrier to move in forward and backward directions with said lay during said change of filling carriers.

26. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a rotary magazine, a series of subsidiary ri tatable magazines carried thereby and adapted to move radially. to cause a change of filling carriers supported by said subsidiary magazine, combined with means to cause a filling carrier to movein forward and backward directions with said lay during said change of filling carriers.

27. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a magazine, a series of smaller r0- tary magazines carried thereby and adapted to contain filling carriers and having in and out movements, and a device adjacent one of said smaller magazinesto cause the latter partially to revolve during its outward action to cause a change of filling carriers. V

28. In a loom, a lay adapted to carry a shuttle, a main magazine, a series of smaller magazines carried therebyv and adapted to contain filling carriers and having radial movements with respect to the main magazine, and a device adjacent one of said smaller magazines to cause the latter partially to revolvej during its radial action to cause a change" of filling carriers.

29. In a loom; a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a radially movable and rotary magazine adapted to contain filling carriers, combined with means to impart both of said motions to said magazine, one before and one during and after a change of filling carriers.

30. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a master magazine provided with subsidiary magazines having rotary and radial movements and adapted to support filling carriers, combined with means to impart said movements to said subsidiary magazines, one before and one during and after a change of filling carriers.

31. In a loom, a lay, a rotary master magazine mounted adjacent to said lay having a series of positively operative, subsidiary magazines, and means to cause filling carriers supported by' said subsidiary magazines to be brought into a changing position;

In a loom, a lay, a master magazine mount-ed adjacent to said lay having series of positively operative, subsidiary magazines, and means to cause a fill ng carrier supported by one of said subsidiary magazines to be moved into the shuttle while supported by its subsidiary magazine.

master magazine, combined with means a) aus a seconda y ag zi to m re an thereby to cause a, change of filling earriers.

35. In a loom, a lay, a master'magazinje, a series of secondary magazine's carried thereby and having bodily and also turning 'movements, a flexible power transmitter connecting a going partof said 100111 with said master magazine, combined with means to cause a. secondary magazine to move and thereby to cause a change of filling carriers. f

36.- In a loom, a lay, a master magazine, a series of secondary magazines carried thereby and havingin and out and also rotary movements, a flexible power transmitter connecting a going part of'said loom with said master magazine, combined with means to cause a secondary magazine to move and thereby to cause a change of filling carr1ers.- a a 37. In a loom,'a lay, an adjacent magazine provided with a radial arm, a smaller magazine slidably mounted on said arm, and means to cause said smaller m'agazine to descend toward said lay to, cause a change of filling carriers.

" 38. In a loom, a lay, an adjacent rotary magazine provided with a spoke, a smaller magazine slidably mounted on said spoke, and means to cause said smaller magazine to move along said spoke toward the lay'to cause a change of filling carriers." v

39. In a loom, a lay, an adjacent rotary magazine provided with a radial arm, a smaller magazine slidably mounted on said radial arm and also rotatable upon its axis, and means to cause said smaller magazine to move along said radial arm totward'said lay to cause a changeof filling carriers.

40. In a loom, a magazine having a series of radial members and a series of magazines combined with means to move said magazines radially, and means to impart rotative movement to said magazines to cause a change of filling carriers.

$1. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a rotatable master magazine,

stand whereon said magazine is supported adjacent said-lay, a. series of smaller magazines under control of said master magazine menii's' to impart'radial and rotary motions to, said smaller magazines, and a magazine from undue rotation. 1

42in a loom,fa'

chcking dtvige' Y i9 e t a n said master rotary magazineya rotary, suhsldiary magazine carried the'reby, n mean to rest a nsa1 1-subsid ry-meg zine from rotation ineither diraction." I 1M .99m. a' ata m z e an rotary subsid ary magazine carried-there l y, s id' qtary ia-gam ha n a device estrain aid a subsidiary a azin r m r?- aioa at either di ee iem 4a. In a loom, master magazine mount:

as am an having a shimmy-"magai e moun ed t ers n; 9am, to ep ess a d so u id a mesa r e a d m ans a s said subsidiary magazine into 'itsngrmal atiq ery s on- $5.. In a oom,'a master magazine mounted to turn and havln-g a radial member, a

sub idiary I magaz ne "m u t d hereo a am toepress' said sub d ary m g z ne l ng s id mem r; nd ma et se said magazine into its normal stationary posilm H mounted upon said member, a rotatable cam "tomo've said subsidiarv magazine outward along said radial member, and means to re turn said-subsidiary magaz ne into its nor.-

mal stationary position. I

47. Ina loom, a master magazine having n' a m. a'ma' t r magaz e h n a radial member; a subsidiary magazine a. radial member, a s'ubsidiarv magazine =mounted upon said rotatable member, a cam to move said magazine outwardly along said radial member, and means to return said subsidiary magazine into its normalstationary position.

zine having a radial member, a'rotatable,

48,. In a loom, a rotatable master magasubsidiarymaga'zine mounted upon said radial member and movable therealong, a 'cam' to move said subsidiary magazine in one direction along said radial member, and

means to move said subsidiary magazine into the. opposite direction.

49.. In a loom. a master magazine having a series of subsidiary, rotatable magazines,

means to move one of said series of ma9a' zines out of itsnormal position toward its m ng po tio and means to }'0 tats a magazine into a filling chang ng position.

50. In a loom, in combination, alay a apte t support a shuttle; a p u a y of magazines having a common support and adapted to support a plurality of filling Gar,-

" ien adja nt said lay, and nositi e' v n rated means to actuate said magazines in circles that are noneconcentric with relation to each other.

' 51. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle.,-a master-m gazine adiacent said lay and having plurality of subsidiary magazinesfeach subsidiary magazine being adapted to carry a plurality of filling carriers, and means to actuate said magazines positively'in a circular path to bring one of said magazines into operative position for a change of filling carriers in said shuttle.

52. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a master magazine, a plurality of subsidiary magazines mounted upon said master magazine and having in and out and rotary movements, each subsidiary magazine being adapted to carry a plurality of filling carriers, and means to actuate said magazines positively in a circular path to bring one of said magazines into operative position for a change of filling carriersin said shuttle.

53. In a loom, a lay adaptedto support a shuttle, a master magazine, subsidiary magazines supported thereby and movable relative thereto and adapted to contain filling carriers,- and means to prevent replen-' ishment if the shuttle be improperly positioned.

54. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a rotary magazine adapted to support weft carriers, and means to effect movement of the weft carriers with the lay in both directions of movement of the latter during weft replenishment and while still supported by said magazine.

55. In a loom,- a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a rotary magazine adapted to sup port a plurality of weft carriers, and means to movethe replenishing weft carrier with the lay before, during and after the replenishing act and while still supported by said magazine.

56. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a rotary master magazine having a plurality of subsidiary magazines mounted for in and out movement thereon, and a single cam to effect rotation of the master magazine and movement of the subsidiary magazines.

57. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a magazine adapted to support a plurality of weft carriers, and means upon the lay to hold position the forward end of the replenishing weft carrier, said means having an active carrier-e'ndholding position between said'carrier and said magazine, thereby to prevent displacement of the forward end of the replenishing weft carrier deposited in the shuttle from said magazine. 58. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a rotary magazine adapted to support a plurality of weft carriers and a device adapted upon replenishment to be positioned over the forward portion of the replenishing weft carrier and to maintain the same in position.

59. In a-loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a magazineadapted to support a v plurality of replenishing weft-carriera-and a combined weft-carrier-guiding and tippositioning device carried by the lay and having an active position between the shuttle and the magazine, thereby to guide the weft carrier and to prevent movement of the tip of the replenishing carrier toward the magazine.

60. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a magazine adapted to support a plurality of weft carriers, a movable tip holder upon the lay for the replenishing weft carrier, and having an active tip-holding position between said tip and said magazine, thereby to prevent displacement of the tip of a weft carrier deposited in the shuttle from said magazine, and means for resetting said tip holder.

61. In a loom, a member mounted to turn and having a part arranged radially thereof, a magazine mounted for to and fro. movement along said part, a cam to move said magazine along said part in one direction and means to move said magazine in the opposite direction.

62. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a magazine having a set of fillingcarrier magazines, means to actuate each of the latter magazines in a rotary downward and a straight upward direction to supply fresh filling carriers to said shuttle, and to return the same to its normal position in said first-named magazine.

63. In a loom, in combination, a lay adapted. to support a shuttle, means to pick said shuttle across said lay-from end to end thereof, a magazine arranged in an operative position in relation to said shuttle, means to move said magazine from its normal position to its changing position, and by said movement to effect the transfer of a filling carrier therefrom to said shuttle, combined with means to return said magazine from its changing to its normal position with its supply unexhausted.

64:. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a magazine containing at least two filling carriers, means to actuate said magazine bodily tomeet said shuttle and solely through said meeting to effect the deposit of a filling carrier therein, combined with means to remove said magazine from contact-with said shuttle, carrying to a normal position a single filling carrier.

65. In a loom, a lay adapted to have a shuttle boxed therein, a filling-carrier sustaining device to deposit a filling carrier in said shuttle, means to move said device with its filling carrier into the shuttle to effect such depositing therein of said filling carrier, and means to replace said sustaining device into its normal. position with its filling supply exhausted to be reloaded subsequently.

66. In a loom, a lay, a shuttleearried by the. lay, a hopper having a plurality of magazines, and means relatively to move said shuttle and one of said magazines, thereby to position one of said magazines directly in the shuttle.

67. In a loom, a directly acting magazine adapted to hold a filling carrier by its butt, a shuttle box, means to effect direct engagement of said magazine and the shuttle in said box, in effecting transfer of the filling, and means to support the. filling strand of said filling carrier to permit the filling carrier to be actuated bodily without breakage or undue slackening to saidfilling strand.

68. In a loom, a lay having a stationary shuttle box adapted to support a shuttle, means to actuate said shuttle, a magazine to co-act directly with said shuttle in said box to supply fresh filling, and means to support the fresh filling and its filling end so as to prevent breakage or undue slackening thereof.

69. In a loom, a stationary shuttle box, a movable magazine or filling-holding device normally at rest adjacent the shuttle in said box and constructed and arranged to co-act directly with said shuttle therein.

70. In a loom, a plurality of positively rotative magazines mounted at the same end of said loom under separate control, a shuttle box and coiiperating means to efi'ect transfer of filling carriers from said magazines to said shuttle.

71. In a loom, a lay having a stationary box adapted to support a shuttle, .a'nongravity-actuated filling-holding device and means to actuate said filling holding device to permit the same to co-act directly with said shuttle in said box.

72. In a loom, a lay adapted to'support a shuttle, a radially movable and rotary magazine adapted for filling carriers, combined with means to impart both of said motions to said magazine.

73. In a loom, a lay adapted to support av for movement, a subsidiary magazine carried by the master magazine and having a movement relative thereto, and means for imparting said relative movement.

75. In a loom, a lay to support a shuttle, a magazine adapted to support a plurality of weft carriers and from which weft car riers are adapted to be transferred to said shuttle, and means to hold in position the forward end of the replenishing weft carrier after the said transfer is wholly effected.

76. In a loom, a lay adapted to support a shuttle, a master magazine provided with a subsidiary magazine, and means to support said subsidiary magazine for 'to-and-fro movement, thereby to bring said magazine into direct coaction with the said supported shuttle in the transfer of a filling carrier thereto, and to withdraw said". magazine therefrom.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

GRACE M. TALLMAN, ABBm-A. CLARK. 

